helicopter accident on i-70. >> baltimore's hospital shift. how the u.s. ns comfort was welcomed home earlier tonight. >> and senior athletes. why age certainly is not the only thing remarkable about these women. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news "late edition". >> hello again, i am jeff barnd. jennifer has tonight off. crime and justice report are tonight. criticism over the arrest of 17-year-old lamont davis. >> davis is behind bars charged with attempted murder. following the shooting of a 5-year-old and another child. the man overseeing the department of juvenile services spoke to fox 45 to discusses gps monitoring and whether it works in keeping the public safe. >> we have seen a lot of success with this. and, i believe, we will continue

to. you will always have some sensationalized stories like lamont davis. >> davis was being monitored. the gps manufacturer said the device can only track offenders if the ankle device is charged. but davis' case proves that there are limitations. >> you know, there are ways that you can get around the tracking of a one piece unit. just are there are ways that you can try to force the system. set up of the program, and making sure that the youth knows there are consequences. >> neighborhoods in the city of baltimore and across the nation, are fighting back tonight. it is the national night out against crime. neighborhood associations celebrated in several areas this evening. we found a block party at the corner of preston and mount street in west baltimore. music was pumping and message was clear. national night out is a gathering to bring the community, and officers, together to help fight crime. >> well, i think, we have had great success over the last couple of years. i think, it is reflected in the crime and crime statistics.

but, i think, it is the first step. >> police say crime is down overall. and aggravated assaults are down 5 percent. compared to this time last year. shootings are down surprisingly 25 percent and that includes the 12 people shot at that cookout in east baltimore, nearly two weeks ago. homicides however are up 7 percent. . >> chilling 911 calls from motorists along i-70 the night the helicopter crashed killing four. you are hearing them first on fox tonight. >> i passed a helicopter it went down on i-70. eastbound. 37-mile marker. >> helicopter crashed in boonsboro, between hagerstown and frederick, the pilot delayed take off due to the storms in the area that night when it crashed the washington county emergency lines got dozens of calls. >> my boyfriend said he thought it was a shooting star because it dropped so quickly. >> are you sure it was a helicopter.

>> it is a helicopter. helicopter. going down. >> it could take the n.t.s.b. one year before it issues the final report on this business. >> new information tonight about the middle river couple facing charges of child porn and sexual abuse of young children. the fbi has joined in the investigation of nikolaus and honeya and they have yet to identify the victims of the couple and we have learned tonight, that the fbi will indeed help in that part of the investigation. >> at least, four people are dead tonight at a pennsylvania health club. police are currently on the scene of a shooting at the l.a. fitness club in bridgeville pennsylvania. a gunman opened fire about 9:00 tonight. and is amung the dead. witnesses tell police they heard 12 to 15 shots. >> a baltimore inmate is sentenced for extortion. 41-year-old jeffrey folks called the mother of a fellow inmate. she said her son owed debts for cigarettes, liquor and gambling. he demanded payment for his

safety. and she paid $7000. folks is currently serving 30 years behind bars for murder. he now is adding 30 months and more than $4000 in fines as a result. >> a hot and humid august day. is there any relief in sight? chief meteorologist gee vytas reid joins us with the sky watch forecast. vytas? >> see relief from the heat as we get down the road a bit. but tomorrow another hot and humid day. and it has helped to fire off a lot of storms over the west. violent line of storms pushing through southern illinois, indiana, kentucky and then also portions of western tennessee. this activity is going to continue to push south. for us relatively quiet conditions. we had pop-up showers earlier today. but we can see the temperatures across the area. 81 in baltimore downtown on. 79 in d.c. 79 in hagerstown. and nice warm up tomorrow with the temperatures getting into the lower 90s. but tomorrow afternoon, looking at the thunderstorms firing up across the area. we could get severe weather to watch out for. by mid afternoon.

so we keep an eye to the sky. but looks like a break from some of the heat. as we get into thursday. i will have a closer look at it and the weekend outlook coming up in the seven-day forecast in a few moments. >> all right. vytas, thank you. >> despite opposition the governor is throwing his support behind the proposed red line. the new light rail line would link east and west baltimore. canton residents feared the line will disrupt traffic along boston street. but today the governor endorsed it anyway. >> number two cost effective. number two it is the most sustainable. number three it is more efficient and rider friendly than bus. and most importantly it was the one that was most favorably received during the public hearing process. does that mean everyone -- >> boo, boo, boo. >> (clapping). >> this plan still needs federal approval however. >> former nasa official goes to trial for steering millions of dollars to a client and then lying about it prosecutors say

nasa former chief of staff courtney stod was lining his pockets when he steered $10 million to mississippi state university. stod faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. >> very common chemical found in bug stray could do more harm than good according to researchers. french scientists found deet might be toxic to your central nervous system. doctors found deet blocks an enzyme that helps to transmit nerve impulses. doctors say more research however is needed. >> there will be fewer new teachers in the classroom this school year. when the school year begins later this month. and area school systems are hiring hundreds less because of cutbacks. baltimore city, which usually has a teacher shortage only hired 465 new teachers. the city usually hires about 800. >> flight delays apparently are getting much worse. according to the department of transportation. the number of on time flights back in june was down by nearly

4 1/2 percent. cancelled flights up 1 1/2 percent. hawaiian airlines had the best on time performance in june. >> cash-for-clunkers program is set to be extend brad congress goes on vacation friday. so far, a quarter million people have already taken advantage of the particular program. but tonight your privacy is the major concern. when car dealers logged onto the cash-for-clunkers website recently, they were greeted with a statement saying the dealerships's computer system is now considered federal property. the original privacy statement was posted only on the website dealers could access. >> questions about the proposed federal health care plan, and patient privacy, under the program, the government would need access to medical records of people covered. flight your records can only be seen by your doctor and insurance agency. >> so, that brings us now to the question of the day. do you trust the federal government with your personal information? so far, 7 percent of you say yes. 93 percent say no.

kenneth from baltimore writes, the federal government? you might as well publish it in the newspaper. to read more of the responses go to foxbaltimore.com and click on question of the day. . >> lawmakers peddling health care reform are met with sceptics. >> and what the white house is doing to win the web battle in the war of words. >> if it were up to me, i would ban drivers from texting immediately. >> how transportation officials are handling new data showing the dangers of texting and driving. those stories and

. >> two u.s. journalists held captive in north korea released. laura ling and euna lee were

released with the help from bill clinton. we have the report from washington d.c.. >> on unan unannounced profile trip to north korea. success for bill clinton and two personal journalists. after meeting with clinton, the leader pardoned laura ling and euna lee arrested on march 17 neither the north korea border. and ordered the release. unclear what if anything north korea will receive in return, but some analysts say the prestige from a former united states president may be enough. >> the connections and the history all point to bill clinton being the right man at the right moment. >> it is highly unlikely he would go there without some signal from the north koreans in advance that this trip would be successful. >> ling and lee that work for current television were chargeed and convicted of illegal entry and so-called hostile acts. and sentenced to 12 years of hard labor. in recent months, north korea

has antagonize the community with missile and nuclear tests. white house press secretary robert gibbs called the trip a private mission and responded to criticism that a visit from a big name like clinton rewards the bad behavior. >> we look at detainment and other issues separate. we always hope that the north koreans would look at it the same way. >> white house denies the report from state run television that clinton delivered a message from president obama. to north korea's leader in washington, i am nicole collins. >> lawmakers are now returning to their districts peddling the health care bill. but so far they are meeting tough crowds. >> you want us to believe that a government that can not even run a cash for clunkers program is going to run 177 of our economy. >> arrestton specter and

kathleen sebelius held a townhall meeting in philadelphia met with boos. >> and debate is becoming a war of words on the web. video of president obama and his early stand health care are all over the internet tonight. they are gaining enough traction that the white house is now responding with its own web video. >> and they are taking sentences and phrases out of context. and putting them together to leave a false impression. >> i think the white house is concerned about the fact that president obama has said different things at different times about the health care plan. because he has been talking about it for almost 10 years. >> president obama, of course, that masterfully used the internet to win the white house must fight against it to win health care. >> transportation secretary is taking reports on the dangers of texting and driving very seriously. ray lahood said he would hold a summit with analysts next month to determine what to do about cell phone use behind the wheel. >> we all know texting while driving is dangerous. and i promise you we will do

something about it. if it were up to me, i would ban drivers from texting immediately. >> researchers say a ban is not enough to get drivers to change their habits without education, and, of course, enforcement. >> hot and hazy. how is the rest of the work week shaping up? chief meteorologist vytas reid is here with another look at the humid and sticky forecast. vytas? >> very hot and sticky out there. another hot one out there. humidity levels are not giving us a break until we see a cold front push through. that could give us showers and thunderstorms. maybe severe ones. tomorrow afternoon. our hd skycam inner harbour, looking at clear skies. full moon. 74 degrees. winds are calm. and humidity levels at 87 percent. so that does make it feel sticky and balmy out there at this time. as far as the almanac page, high of schwa 88 today. low was 66 this morning. normally we should be at 87 and 66. so temperatures in the ballpark of where they should be for this time of year as far as the heat

and humidity out there. as far as the temperatures across the mid-atlantic. looking at the lower 80s right now. but we will continue to see the warm push of air out of the southwest. as we head through the day tomorrow. see 60s back over parts of indiana, ohio, michigan, that is a sign of cooler air in play. but this front will take the time coming into the mid-atlantic by tomorrow afternoon. and it could fire off some pretty decent thunderstorms and heavy downpours at times, with frequent lightning. you can see some of the activity over the ohio river valley, where they saw anywhere from five to 7 inches of rainfall around the lewisville kentucky area. had to close parts of i-65 through downtown because of the heavy rain. but it looks like around here. breaks in the clouds. but as the front approaches tomorrow afternoon. threat of severe weather increases. future scan, model data shows potential for showers and thunderstorms tomorrow. by 6:00, your commute to work will be decent but by the afternoon you can see the showers and thunderstorms firing up across the area. some time after 1:00, 2:00 in the afternoon. the better chance for severe

weather plate and mid afternoon. and then it clears out as we get into thursday, more clearing. giving us more sunshine. with cooler temperatures. with less humidity. so we will see the temperatures in the 80s. versus 90s. future scan as far as the potential rainfall. anywhere from a quarter to a 10th of an inch. but crossing the bay, maybe up to 2 to 3 to 4 inches of rain out toward salisbury, depending on where the heavier track of showers and thunderstorms are. see if that plays on out with the model date tap. looking at what's happening with the front pushing through. running into the warm and stable air. low pressure develops over the area and it looks like that could create extra lift, and then behind it clearing. so it looks like tomorrow, 93 degrees. with the thunderstorms possible in the afternoon. and then on the five-day forecast. 85 on thursday, sun and clouds. and friday and saturday mid 80s. with chance of showers and sunday back to 93 and sun and clouds. . >> if you think age slows people

down on, you must see these granny volleyball players in tonight's "get this". >> how long will a

. >> a pickle eating contest. why? a gator in traffic. and granny volleyball players. patrice harris has tonight's "get this". >> the world's topic kel eaters did battle to see who could eat the most in five minutes. get this. gabe captured the title by eating 3 pounds of hard sour pickles. she has won a national burrito contest and spare rib championship. it was the 9th pickle eating contest at new york's carnegie deli. >> why did the gator cross the road? officials in south carolina were not sure. but they spent part of an

evening trying to move this 10-foot gator off the highway, where it was tying up traffic. the department of natural resources finally roped the critter and released it far from the highway. >> if you think age slows people down. check out this group of gran fee volleyball players. >> we may be old but don't count us out. >> ladies picked up the game in late 60s and early 70s. their coach said most of them had never played volleyball or even a team sport. >> we have members on our team that schedule their surgeries between competitions. >> when you get to be our age you have something wrong with your body but that doesn't mean you can't do what you can do. be active. >> next up for this team. the national senior games. you go grannys. patrice harris, fox 45 news "late edition". >> four women ban together for lover's revenge. three women found out they were dating the same married man. court documents say one woman lured the man to this motel but

prosecutors say the girlfriends and wife planned revenge. the man ended up apparently with his naughty bits glued to his stomach. he is now healing while the women go to trial. >> a minor league baseball pitcher facing jail time for hitting a fan with a ball. judge convicted him of felony assault charges. castillo meant to throw the ball into the dragon dug out to stop the players from rushing the field during a fight. but he admits he is willing to take the punishment because he is doing better than the guy in the previous story. he has eight years in jail or probation. >> for the 6th time this season, one of the orioles young fanoms made his debut in pitching. 21-year-old kris tillman last week. and tonight 22-year-old brian maddis. number one draft pick. dominating at buoy and tonight he took on the tigers in

detroit. top of the first. get maddis early lead. brian roberts comes in to score. o's lead. and now 22-year-old maddis. looking to retire the side in order. in the first. and gets ordona to ground to short. izturis fires out. how is that for a debut? bottom of the second. history. maddis gets da daniel cabrera to chase a change up. first major league strike out. and later, he is in the big league jam with bases loaded. and everett up the middle. but izturis makes a diving stop. stops at roberts. disaster avoided by maddis. top of the fifth. o's up. and izturis shows the offensive side of the game. high drive to left and gone. solo home run for izturis that second of the year, first since opening day, and the o's take a 3-1 lead.

bottom of the fifth. maddis is in another jam. runners on second and third with one out. gets timms to look at strike three. two outs in the fifth. next batter, reign rayburn, maddis writes him out swinging to end the ending. family loves it. five strike outs on the night for the rookie. top of the sixth. birds pad the. that one is long gone. two-run shot for markakis. third of the year. o's win, to give maddis a win in the major league debut. >> back in baltimore, ravens have lost a piece of the offensive line. adam terry second round pick in 2005 that started seven games last season is probably gone for the season. the big offensive tackle underwent arthroscopic surgery in the off season. not participated in camp so far. and expected to be placed on injured reserve. supposed to compete with michael orr but slow to heal. and john harbaugh admits his

recovery is going slowly. >> yeah, adam is with us, but it looks right now that adam's knee, he has new issues with the knee. healing from a healing perspective. so he will have to undergo more procedures to get the thing right. so out for the year. >> ravens play the first preseason game thursday night against the redskins next considering what you get...

that's a really great price. back to school costs less at walmart. save money. live better. walmart. . >> hot, humid and very muggy out there. chief meteorologist vytas reid with one last look at the sky watch forecast. >> look at the seven-day forecast. tomorrow we will see the temperatures up to 93 degrees. very humid afternoon. with a threat for some severe weather potentially as a cold front moves through. dropping the temperatures to 85 thursday. with sun and clouds. and friday ask saturday chance of thunderstorms.

and 84 friday. 89 saturday. sunday 93. so things heat back up. sunday and monday. jeff back to you. >> thank you, vytas. that does it for the "late edition". leave you with pictures from the homecoming of the hospital ship usns comfort, home from a four month trend providing medical humanitarian aid to other countries. i am jeff barnd and we will see you back here tomorrow night. take care. real time closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning war on crime,

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